Sec. 7511. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
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Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 5936 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking to support cooperative programs between State cooperative extension services and nonprofit organizations and inserting to eligible entities described in subsection
(c); in subsection (b)— by striking paragraph (5); by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(4)as subparagraphs
(A)through (D), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; by striking subparagraph
(B)(as so redesignated) and inserting the following: training, including training programs and workshops, for— advocates for individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture; and other individuals and entities that may assist individuals who— are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture; and are in crisis; ; in subparagraph
(C)(as so redesignated), by adding and after the semicolon at the end; in subparagraph
(D)(as so redesignated), by striking activities; and and inserting activities, including the dissemination of information and materials; or ; in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)(as so redesignated), by striking be used to initiate and inserting the following: “be used— to initiate ; and by adding at the end the following: to enter into contracts, on a multiyear basis, with community-based, direct-service organizations to initiate, expand, or sustain programs described in paragraph
(1)and subsection (a). ; and by striking subsections
(c)and
(d)and inserting the following: The Secretary may award a grant under this section to— a State department of agriculture; a State cooperative extension service; a qualified nonprofit organization, as determined by the Secretary; an entity providing appropriate services, as determined by the Secretary, in 1 or more States; or a partnership carried out by 2 or more entities described in paragraphs
(1)through (4). There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to Congress and any other relevant Federal department or agency, and make publicly available, a report describing the state of behavioral and mental health of individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include— an inventory and assessment of efforts to support the behavioral and mental health of individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture by— the Federal Government, States, and units of local government; communities comprised of those individuals; healthcare providers; State cooperative extension services; and other appropriate entities, as determined by the Secretary; a description of the challenges faced by individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture that may impact the behavioral and mental health of farmers and ranchers; a description of how the Department of Agriculture can improve coordination and cooperation with Federal health departments and agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health, to best address the behavioral and mental health of individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture; a long-term strategy for responding to the challenges described under subparagraph
(B)and recommendations based on best practices for further action to be carried out by appropriate Federal departments or agencies to improve Federal Government response and seek to prevent suicide among individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture; and an evaluation of the impact of suicide among individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture on— the agricultural workforce; agricultural production; rural families and communities; and succession planning. .
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